In Pictures: Philippines earthquake prompts tsunami warnings and evacuations
The US Tsunami Warning System had initially warned of waves of up to 3 metres
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1/11
The Philippines lifted a tsunami alert early on Sunday as waves receded from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the south of the country, triggering coastal evacuations and some waves in there and in Japan. | Villagers stay at a temporary evacuation center after an earthquake at Hinatuan town, Surigao del Sur province, southern Philippines.
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2/11
More than 500 aftershocks were recorded, and the Philippines' Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) urged caution as people resumed normal activities. | A motorcycle passes by a partially damaged grocery store caused by an earthquake in Bayugan City, Agusan del Sur.
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3/11
"The tsunami threat associated with this earthquake has now largely passed the Philippines," Phivolcs said in a statement but advised people in threatened communities to heed the instructions from local authorities. | Scores of residents were seen in an evacuation centre in photographs posted on social media by the authorities in Hinatuan province, 30 km (20 miles) from the quake's epicentre.
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4/11
People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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5/11
It had earlier urged people living near the coast of Surigao Del Sur and Davao Oriental provinces to move inland. | People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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6/11
People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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7/11
People evacuate following an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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8/11
People gather at an evacuation center, in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines.
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9/11
Residents and medical personnel evacuate patients from inside a hospital after a 7.6 earthquake struck Butuan City, in southern island of Mindanao.
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10/11
Residents and medical personnel evacuate patients from inside a hospital after a 7.6 earthquake struck Butuan City, in southern island of Mindanao.
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People gather along a street after evacuating from inside buildings after a 7.6 earthequake struck Butuan City, in southern island of Mindanao.
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